[Ord. -/-/1985, -/-/1985, § 101]
1.
The Board of Supervisors of Newtown Township hereby adopts regulations
governing the subdivision and development of land within the Township.
2.
These regulations shall become effective five days after adoption,
and shall remain in effect until modified by the Board of Supervisors.
3.
All previous Township Subdivision and Land Development Regulations
and subsequent amendments thereto are hereby repealed.
[Ord. -/-/1985, -/-/1985, § 102]
An Ordinance establishing rules, regulations, and standards
governing the subdivision and land development of land within the
Township setting forth the procedures to be followed by the Board
of Supervisors and Planning Commission and other authorized municipal
personnel in administering these rules, regulations and standards,
and setting forth the penalties for the violation thereof.
[Ord. -/-/1985, -/-/1985, § 103]
These regulations shall be known and may be cited as "The Newtown
Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance of 1985."
[Ord. -/-/1985, -/-/1985, § 104]
The regulations are adopted for the following purposes:
1.
To assure sites suitable for building purposes and human habitation
and to provide for the harmonious development of the Township of Newtown
in conformance with the Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Ordinance.
2.
To assist orderly, efficient and integrated development of land.
3.
To provide for the coordination of new and existing streets and public
utilities.
4.
To provide for efficient and orderly extension of community services
and facilities at minimum cost and maximum convenience.
5.
To secure equitable handling of all subdivision plans by providing
uniform procedures and standards for observance, both by subdividers
and the Township.
6.
To insure the proper provision of open space for recreation and the
proper location of sites for future public building, community facilities,
industrial, research, administrative and shopping areas.
7.
To provide for flexibility, economy and visual character in the layout
and design of subdivisions and development.
8.
To insure that proper provisions shall be made for drainage, water,
sewerage and other needed improvements.
9.
To insure that land to be subdivided shall be of such character that
it can be used for building purposes without danger to health or peril
from fire, flood or other menace.
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The integration of all these services will be of mutual advantage
to the developer and the Township in providing the necessary services
at minimum cost and maximum convenience, thereby creating conditions
favorable to the health, safety, morals and general welfare of the
citizens of the Township.
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[Ord. -/-/1985, -/-/1985, § 105]
1.
Township Authority. Section 501 of the Pennsylvania Municipalities
Planning Code (Act 247) provides that Newtown Township may regulate
subdivision and land development within the Township by enacting a
subdivision and land development ordinance.
2.
Applicability. This Chapter 22 requires that all plans for the subdivision or development of land lying within the Township be submitted for approval to the Newtown Township Board of Supervisors. All such plans shall be reviewed by the Newtown Township Planning Commission and such other bodies as are required by Township, State and Federal regulations, ordinances or statutes prior to submission to the Board of Supervisors, in accordance with procedures set forth in this Chapter 22.
3.
County Authority.
A.
The Bucks County Planning Commission shall review and report on each
subdivision or land development plan (pursuant to Section 502 of the
Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code (Act 247)) before local
approval and recording.
B.
The submission of the plans to the Bucks County Planning Commission
for review and report shall be as provided in Part 3. After consideration
of the County report, the Planning Commission and the Board of Supervisors
may proceed to preliminary and final action, unless the County fails
to act within the time allocated to it, in which case the Board may
act without their recommendation.
[Ord. -/-/1985, -/-/1985, § 106]
The provisions of this Chapter 22 shall be held to be minimum requirements to meet the purposes stated herein. Where the provisions of this Chapter 22 impose greater restrictions than those of any statute, other ordinance or regulation, the provisions of this Chapter 22 shall prevail. Where the provisions of any statute, other ordinance or regulation impose greater restrictions than those of this Chapter 22, the provisions of such statute, ordinance or regulation shall prevail.
[Ord. -/-/1985, -/-/1985, § 107; as amended by
Ord. 89-O-204, 1/16/1989, § 1]
No lot in a subdivision may be sold; no permit may be issued,
to erect, alter, or repair any building upon land in a subdivision
or proposed land development; and no building may be erected in a
subdivision or land development, nor any site work be done in a proposed
subdivision or land development, unless final plans for such subdivision
or land development shall have been (1) Prepared and signed and sealed
by a professional engineer or land surveyor duly and currently registered
in the State of Pennsylvania, provided however, that the record plan
shall be signed by a land surveyor currently registered and licensed
in Pennsylvania, (2) submitted to and approved in writing thereon
by the Newtown Township Supervisors and (3) recorded in the Bucks
County Recorder of Deeds Office in Doylestown, Pennsylvania and until
the required improvements in connection therewith have either been
constructed or the completion thereof has been assured by means of
a proper financial security to guarantee completion.
[Ord. -/-/1985, -/-/1985; as added by Ord. 93-O-16, 10/13/1993,
§ 1]
Any property located within Newtown Township which is designated
as open space or is subject to a restriction against further subdivision,
whether by a notation on a subdivision plan and/or restriction in
a deed, shall not be further subdivided, regardless of an intervening
zoning change.
